Game-piece.



No. 810,352. PATENTED JAN. 16, 1906.

P. L. SAGKET'T. GAME PIECE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26,1901.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

FRANK L. SACKETT, OF FREDONIA, NEIV YORK.

GAME-PIECE.

No. 810,352. Patented Jan. 16, 1906. Original application filed April 8, 1901, Serial No. 54,896. Divided and this application filed November 26, 1901. Serial N 0. 83.733.

Specification of Letters Patent.

plane of the maximum diameter a line drawn through the center of gravity of the gamepiece and the point of impact will cut the playing-surface at an angle, and therefore the game-piece will be projected into the air and without material revolution, so that the same will alight on the playing-surface and remain at the place of alighting without rollmg.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings, B represents the playing-surface; A, the game-piece; D, the cue, and the dotted lines indicate the direction and manner in which the piece is projected.

Fig. 5 shows another modification of my game-piece.

It is obvious that other changes in the de tails of the above construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. A projectable game-piece consisting of a body portion having a materially-restricted base on which said game-piece is adapted to rest and to be glided, and having a maximum diameter in a plane substantially parallel to said base portion and of considerably greater diameter relative thereto, whereby said game-piece is adapted to be projected into the air by impact from suitable means,

said game-piece moving substantially in the To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK L. SACKETT, residing at Fredonia, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game-Pieces, of which the following is a specification, the same being a division of my application, Serial N 0. 54,896, filed April 8, 1901.

The object'of my invention is to provide a game-piece which may be projected into the air rom a playing-surface or glided thereon,

The invention consists in the novel construction hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to ing drawings, forming tion, wherein Figure l is a side elevation of my gamepiece. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 shows my game-piece resting on a playingsurface and in dotted line the manner of projecting said piece into the air. Figs. 4 and 5 show modified forms of my game-piece.

A represents my game-piece, which is pref erably symmetrical with respect to a central the accompanypart of the specificab b are the bases, which may be flat or slightly curved. The maximum diameter a a of my game-piece is considerably greater than the vertical diameter, and therefore the game-piece may be glided on a smooth surface without rolling. The contour of the body portions on each side of a central plane containing the maximum diameter is preferably a surface of revolution, although said surface may comprise a plurality of small plane surfaces. While I have shown these surfaces as convex in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, they may be concave, or said surface may be the frustum of a cone. In the latter case the game-piece would comprise two similar frusta placed base to base.

The essential features of my game-piece are that the maximum diameter of the piece shall be at a distance from, the base or surface on which the same is adapted to rest, and the diameter of consecutive sections taken parallel to the central plane containing said maximum diameter shall decrease from said plane to the base, and that said base shall be materially restricted relative to the maximum diameter. By this construction a game-piece is provided which when struck by a one at a point between the plane of the base and the scribed.

2. A projectable game-piece consisting of a solid body portion having a materially-restricted fiat base on which said game-piece is adapted to rest and to be guided, and having a maximum diameter in a plane substantially parallel to said base portion and of considerably greater diameter relative thereto, whereby said game-piece is adapted to be projected into the air by impact from suitable means, said game-piece moving substantially in the direction of impact, substanally as described.

3. A projectable game-piece consisting of a solid body portion, having parallel substan tially flat portions on which said game-piece may be glided, and having maximum diameters in a plane parallel with and intermediate said flat portions, substantially as described.

4. A projectable game-piece provided with direction of impact, substantially as de-- a materiallyrestricted base on which the same is adapted to rest and to be glided, having a maximum diameter at a distance from the base or surface, the diameter of consecutive sections taken p arallel to the central plane containing the maximum diameter, decreasing from said plane to the base, whereby when said garlic-piece is struck by suitable means at a point between said maximum diameter and base, the said game-piece will be projected into the air without material revolution; substantially as described.

5. A projectable game-piece having a base portion upon which said game-piece is adapted to glide and an outwardly-tapering body portion whereby said game-piece is adapted to be projected into the air by impact from suitable means, said game-piece moving sub stantially in the direction of impact without material revolution; substantially as described.

6. In a game apparatus, in combination, a game-piece having a substantially fiat base portion upon which said game-piece is adap ted to glide, and an outwardly-tapering body portion whereby said game-piece is adapted to be projected into the air, and means for projecting the game-piece, said game-piece moving substantially the direction of im pact without material revolution.-

7 In a game apparatus, in combination, a game-piece having a substantially flat base portion up on which said game-piece is adapt ed to glide, and an outwardly tapering body portion whereby said game-piece is adapted to be projected into the air, and a cue having means for projecting the game-piece, said game-piece moving substantially in the direction of impact without material revolution.

8. In a game apparatus, in combination, a game-piece having a substantially flat base portion upon which said game-piece is adapt ed to glide, and an outwardly tapering body portion whereby said game-piece is adapted to be projected into the air, and a cue having a beveled end for projecting the game-piece, said game-piece moving substantially in the direction of impact without material revolution.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK L. SAOKETT.

. Witnesses:

E. M. COREY, A. W. Horrcms. 

